Achieving success in no-fail missions: Lessons from 4 continuous years supporting USN, USCG and NATO

16 Apr 2026
Theatre 3
  • The future of Maritime Domain Awareness is hybrid: crewed ships, uncrewed platforms, and advanced sensors working together.
  • Saildrone is in its fourth continuous year of providing battlespace awareness, on and below the surface, for NATO and the US Navy and Coast Guard.
  • Saildrone platforms leverage resources that are in abundance to enable persistence. This is the key enabler of mission success.
Chairperson
Simon Colby
Simon Colby, Chief Technical Authority - BAE Systems
Speakers
Andrew Hertel
Andrew Hertel, Senior Director, Navy Programs - Saildrone